Memorial Day Picnic Food Ideas
looking for something to bring to that Memorial Day picnic?
Don't have a lot of time but want something that stands out and tastes good too?
Here are a few suggestions:
Red, white and blue strawberries
Ingredients:
strawberries
white frosting
granulated sugar with blue food coloring
Dip the strawberry into the can of frosting (any kind will work as long as it is white). You might need to heat up the frosting for a few seconds in the microwave oven to soften.
Add blue food coloring to some granulated sugar.
After the strawberry has been dipped into the frosting, dip it again into the blue sugar.
ENJOY!
Red, white and blue pound cake
Photo, Courtesy- Taste of Home
Ingredients:
Frozen pound cake thawed
Bludberry pie filling
Strawberry or raspberry pie filling
Whipped topping
After thawing the pound cake, cut length wise into three segments.
Place bottom segment on serving tray.
Add blueberry topping to the bottom segment (don't overfill to avoid spillage).
Add middle pound cake segment.
Add strawberry or raspberry filling (do not overfill).
Place top pound cake segment on top.
Cover entire cake with whipped topping.
Stars and stripes crispy treats
Ingredients:
Butter
Marshmellows
Rice Crispies
Blue and red food coloring
Mix butter and marshmellows and melt slow and low so it does not burn.
Separate into threes.
In one bowl (third of the mixture) add a few drops of blue food coloring and Rice Crispies, gently mix.
In a second bowl, to another third of the mixture, add a few drops of red food coloring and Rice Crispies and gently mix.
To a third bowl and the last third, add Rice Cripies and gently mix.
Grease a 8 x 8 inch pan.
Add the red crispy mixture to the bottom of the pan and spread evenly.
Add the plain colored Rice Crispies on top of the red and spread evenly.
Add the blue Rice Crispies on top of the plain colored Crispies and spread evenly.
Let set to harden.
Thank you to all of our armed forces past and present and happy Memorial Day!
